Beloved,do not be surprisedat the fiery ordealamongyou, which comesupon you for your testing,as thoughsome strange thingwere happeningto you;
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
For the LORDwill riseup as [at] MountPerazim,He will be stirredup as in the valleyof Gibeon,To doHis task,His unusualtask,And to workHis work,His extraordinarywork.
"Someof those who haveinsightwill fall,in order to refine,purgeand makethem pureuntilthe endtime;because[it is] still[to come] at the appointedtime.
Notemptationhas overtakenyou but such as is common to man;and Godis faithful,whowill not allowyou to be temptedbeyondwhatyou are able,but with the temptationwill providethe way of escapealso,so that you will be ableto endureit.
eachman'sworkwill becomeevident;for the daywill showit becauseit is [to be] revealedwith fire,and the fireitselfwill testthe qualityof each man'swork.
Indeed,allwho desireto livegodlyin ChristJesuswill be persecuted.
Beloved,I urgeyou as aliensand strangersto abstainfrom fleshlylustswhichwage waragainstthe soul.
In [all] this,they are surprisedthat you do not runwith [them] into the sameexcessesof dissipation,and they malign[you];
But resisthim, firmin [your] faith,knowingthat the sameexperiencesof sufferingare being accomplishedby your brethrenwho are in the world.
